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Abdominal Cavity |
Containing the stomach, liver, intestines, and other organs |
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Cranial Cravity |
The space inside the bony skull |
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Peritoneum |
The serous membrane lining the interior of the abdominal cavity and covering the surface of the abdominal organs. |
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Pericardium |
The membranous sac enveloping the heart. |
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Pleura(e) |
The serous membrane covering the lungs and lining the thoracic cavity. |
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Mediastinjm |
The region of the thoracic cavity between the lungs. |
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Serous membrane |
Membrane that lines a cavity without and opening to the outside of the body (except for joint cavities, which have anatomical membrane); serosa. |
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Thoracic cavity |
Separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by dome-shaped muscle, the diaphragm. |
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Visceral |
Pertaining to the internal part of a structure or the internal organs. |
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Transverse plane |
Plane that divides the body or its parts into superior and inferior portions; also called a cross section. |
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Sagittal plane |
A longitudinal (vertical) plane that divides the body or any of its parts into right and left portions. |
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Frontal plane |
A longitudinal plane that divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior parts. |
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Distal |
Farthest from the point of attachment of a long or origin of a structure. |
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Proximal |
Toward the attached end of a limb or the origin of a structure. |
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Medial |
Toward the missing of the body |
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Lateral |
Away from the midline of the body. |
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Superior |
Refers to the head or upper body regions. |
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Inferior |
Pertaining to a position near the tail end of the long axis of the body. |
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Anterior |
The front of an organism, organ, or part; the ventral surface. |
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Posterior (Dorsal) |
Toward or at the backside of the body; behind. |
